The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
7:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1731
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.17° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.