The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2188
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:52 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3289
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 | 339.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 195.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.05° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.81° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| 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.