The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 16, 2190
Waning Gibbous
79.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
11:29 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.6%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3314
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 | 233.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 301.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.65° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.00° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.