The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2129
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
11:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 68.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.51° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.70° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.