The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2075
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1892
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -7.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.07° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.99° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.20° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.