The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2106
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
6:47 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2270
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.50° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.64° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.