The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2131
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 210.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.60° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.36° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.