The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2180
Waning Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
3:54 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3185
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.25° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.29° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.