The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2112
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 AM
2:12 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2344
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.43° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.64° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.