The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
11:25 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1286
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -8.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.28° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.89° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.