The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2036
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
4:45 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1409
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 | 348.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 185.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.28° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.87° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.