The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 1996
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
9:58 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 915
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 | 54.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.53° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.14° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.