The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
7:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1496
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.61° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.64° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.