The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, July 16, 2123

Last Quarter

46.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
63°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
46.7%
Age
23.0 days
Distance
373,100 km
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
2480

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

  2. Venus behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun273.96°
Phase angle93.81°
Illuminated fraction46.68%
Altitude / azimuth26.0° / 266.4°
Right ascension / declination1h 37m / 14.33°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude27.70° / 3.95°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.81° / -4.86°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-98.88° / -0.94°
Position angle of the axis337.6°
Position angle of the bright limb68.8°
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.

Your location

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