The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2084
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
10:10 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2003
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 311.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.62° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.88° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.