The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
5:33 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2535
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 19.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.29° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.19° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.