The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2083
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1991
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.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.80° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.66° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.