The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2150
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
3:43 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2819
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 201.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.42° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.17° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.