The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 16, 2165
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
12:57 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3000
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 | 91.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.12° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.56° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.