The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 2194
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
8:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3358
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.7° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.99° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.66° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.