The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2072
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:10 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1855
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 | 58.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.44° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.11° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.