The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 1931
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:38 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.22° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.72° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.