The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 1947
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
6:48 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 309
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.96° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.22° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.