The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2145
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
8:21 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2758
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.84° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.00° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.