The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 1978
Waning Gibbous
95.4% 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
7:24 PM
9:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 692
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 | 204.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 325.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.75° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.83° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| 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.