The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2039
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
6:12 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 14.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 157.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.08° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.15° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.