The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2177
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
11:45 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3148
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 | 242.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 276.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 3.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.34° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.22° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.