The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 1941
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
3:13 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 234
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 | 321.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.83° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.84° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.