The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2044
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
2:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1508
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 | 330.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.71° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.20° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.