The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2038
Waning Gibbous
91.7% 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
7:48 PM
10:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 319.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.24° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.79° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.