The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2045
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 80.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.03° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.10° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.