The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2096
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
6:34 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2152
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 | 20.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 152.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 13m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.24° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.72° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.