The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2186
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
10:28 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 63.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.50° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.45° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.