The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
4:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2938
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 | 160.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 348.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.54° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.95° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.