The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2112
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
3:35 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2349
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 | 330.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.26° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.72° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.