The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 1975
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
5:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 655
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 | 157.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.47° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.09° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.