The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2041

Waning Gibbous

58.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
58.2%
Age
21.0 days
Distance
404,100 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1471

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun260.74°
Phase angle80.61°
Illuminated fraction58.16%
Altitude / azimuth6.4° / 277.2°
Right ascension / declination11h 07m / 10.06°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude163.82° / 4.01°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.47° / -4.43°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-79.77° / -1.21°
Position angle of the axis21.7°
Position angle of the bright limb112.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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