The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 16, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
3:06 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3272
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 | 135.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.22° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.95° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.