The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2044
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
2:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1508
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 217.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.28° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.02° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.