The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2099
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
8:26 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2183
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.3° / 158.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.24° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.07° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.