The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2082
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:18 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1978
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 | 319.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.68° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.63° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.