The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 16, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
2:34 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3438
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 9.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.87° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.12° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| 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.