The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2175
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
8:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 38.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.02° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.91° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.