The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2015
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
8:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1150
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 | 39.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.26° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.52° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.