The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
5:51 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 Sun | 156.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.32° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.77° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.