The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 1908
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
12:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -174
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 280.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.58° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.49° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.