The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2041
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1471
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / 4.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.65° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.93° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.