The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 1975
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
4:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 655
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 31.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.97° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.22° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.