The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 2046
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
8:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1533
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 | 195.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 336.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.32° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.19° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| 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.