The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2183
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3228
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 | 20.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.44° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.