The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2019
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
10:00 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1199
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 | 211.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.68° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.99° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.