The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
7:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 321
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 | 171.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 2.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.15° / 3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.