The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2156
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
9:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2894
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 | 50.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.73° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.55° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.