The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
6:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1595
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 | 166.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 7.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.42° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.09° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.