The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2120
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
1:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 310.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.95° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.04° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.