The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2122
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 PM
10:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.58° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.34° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| 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.