The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2058
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
4:17 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1681
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.18° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.27° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.