The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 1992
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 865
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.4° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.79° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 7.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.23° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.