The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 1952
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
3:36 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 370
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 | 342.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 193.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.74° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.30° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.