The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2047
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
2:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1545
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 | 328.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.64° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.79° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.