The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2045
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
12:10 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1521
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.90° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.94° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.