The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
6:01 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 321
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 16.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.79° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.42° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.