The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2049
Waning Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
10:59 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1570
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 291.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.99° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.16° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.