The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 1958
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:44 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 445
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 | 64.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -8.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.24° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.56° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.