The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 1971
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
4:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 605
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 187.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.54° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.11° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.