The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2034
Waxing Crescent
20.8% 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
10:56 AM
9:50 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1385
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 | 54.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.86° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.54° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.