The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
10:51 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1150
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 | 65.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.57° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.17° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.