The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
4:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1558
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 35.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.52° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.94° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.