The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Waxing Crescent
18.9% 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
11:25 AM
9:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1014
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.34° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.62° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.