The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
2:25 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 120.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 58.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.81° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.14° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.