The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 16, 2178
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
9:51 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3161
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.02° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.00° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.