The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2178
Waxing Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / 0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.21° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.30° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.80° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.