The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 1900
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
12:40 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -273
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -4.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.59° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.13° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.