The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 1959
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 457
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 | 196.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 333.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.45° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.05° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.