The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2167
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
9:11 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3025
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.62° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.53° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.