The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
3:28 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3037
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 | 141.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 40.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -20.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.44° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.53° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| 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.