The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 1930
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
2:35 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 98
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.36° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.57° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.