The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2169
Waning Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
1:09 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3049
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.41° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.84° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.