The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 1993
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
6:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 878
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 153.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.79° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.27° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.