The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
2:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1273
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 | 323.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 212.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.33° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.39° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.