The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2139
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
1:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2683
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 | 306.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.29° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.68° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.