The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2163
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
7:10 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 301.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.90° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.