The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2053
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1620
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 | 49.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.94° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.91° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.