The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2026
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
10:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 61.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.19° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.06° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.