The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2123
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
4:19 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2485
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 | 346.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 187.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.09° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.03° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.