The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2127
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
12:33 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2530
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -5.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.49° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.11° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.19° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| 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.