The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
3:18 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2468
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 | 145.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.1° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.07° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.52° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.