The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2054
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
9:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1632
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 | 203.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.04° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.86° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.