The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% 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
4:22 PM
6:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 890
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 | 164.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 9.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.37° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.32° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.