The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2016
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
9:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1162
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 326.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.84° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.26° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| 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.