The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2136
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
12:40 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2646
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.45° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.77° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.