The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2093
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
4:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2114
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 | 338.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.50° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.10° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.