The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2055
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
3:25 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1644
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -12.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.25° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.30° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.