The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
4:39 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 519
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 31.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.18° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.35° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.