The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
6:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2065
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.88° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.49° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| 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.