The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2009
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
3:31 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1075
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 | 339.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 195.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.41° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.36° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.