The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% 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
3:44 PM
6:26 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 791
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 12.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.14° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.00° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.