The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 2186
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
9:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3260
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.01° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.67° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.