The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2188
Last Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
1:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3284
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 5.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.49° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.66° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.