The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2111
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
8:47 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2337
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 | 196.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 335.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.39° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.95° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| 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.