The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 16, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 153.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.1° / 12.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.53° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.35° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.