The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
6:26 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 168.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 5.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.02° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.82° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.