The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2146
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
12:38 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2765
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 | 85.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -5.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.06° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.79° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.37° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.