The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
5:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 148.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.64° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.07° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.