The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2074
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
3:19 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1879
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 | 323.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -12.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.33° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.11° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.