The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 1971
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:15 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 605
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 | 336.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 199.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.17° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.92° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.