The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
6:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1026
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 | 168.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.38° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.