The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2139
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 PM
11:42 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2678
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 | 242.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 275.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / 2.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.46° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.60° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.