The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 1941
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
4:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 234
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 | 335.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 200.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.89° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.03° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.