The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
2:14 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2263
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 | 116.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.06° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.81° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.