The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2137
Waxing Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
9:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 52.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.57° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.35° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.