The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2133
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
11:51 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2609
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 | 240.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 294.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.76° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.75° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.