The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2176
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
8:25 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 187.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 345.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.52° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.