The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
4:19 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 140.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 37.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.92° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.40° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.