The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 1996
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
11:06 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 915
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.2° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.95° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.96° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.