The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2168
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
9:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 205.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 326.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.53° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.51° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.35° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| 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.