The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2152
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
11:43 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 238.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 296.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.67° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.57° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.