The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2070
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% 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
6:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1830
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 | 166.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 8.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.30° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.29° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| 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.