The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2166
Waning Gibbous
85.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
9:57 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3012
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 | 224.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.68° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.80° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.