The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 1967
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
6:42 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 556
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 | 165.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 9.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.88° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.64° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.