The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
5:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1694
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 27.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.04° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.67° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.