The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 2116
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
8:52 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 342.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.17° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.11° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.