The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2066
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
2:57 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1780
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.18° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.58° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.