The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 1933
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
3:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 135
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 | 339.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 195.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.25° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.50° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.