The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2038
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
10:56 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 225.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 308.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.84° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.93° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.