The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2174
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
8:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3111
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 207.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.11° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.20° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.