The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2058
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
6:07 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 | 13.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.91° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.35° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.