The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 1932
Waning Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
10:40 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 123
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 | 220.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 312.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.08° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.98° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.