The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
5:49 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 160.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.07° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.84° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.