The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 1947
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
8:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 309
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.76° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.85° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.