The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
6:06 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 164.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.66° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.41° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.