The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 2085
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
3:13 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2015
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 | 332.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 204.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.48° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.39° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.