The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 1937
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
6:22 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 185
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 | 164.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 10.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 21.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.01° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.77° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.56° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.