The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2045
Waxing Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
11:11 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1521
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.24° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.27° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.