The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2039
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
4:17 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1446
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.65° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.46° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.