The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
7:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1261
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 | 171.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.29° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.44° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.