The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2088
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
8:44 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2053
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 | 39.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.60° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.06° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.