The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
4:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.27° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.48° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.