The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2148
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
10:48 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2795
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 | 66.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.36° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.90° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.