The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2073
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
8:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1867
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.36° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.53° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.