The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2174
Last Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
12:41 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3116
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.68° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.20° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.