The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2187
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
8:36 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 191.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 340.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.36° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.03° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.