The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2099
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
10:04 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 58.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.17° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.77° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.