The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2046
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
9:42 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1533
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 | 207.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 324.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.52° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.32° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.