The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2085
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
4:03 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2015
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 190.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.79° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.58° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.