The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2033
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
2:07 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1372
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 | 303.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.16° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.74° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.