The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2106
Waning Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
11:17 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 245.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 286.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 7.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.23° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.40° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| 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.