The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2087
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
11:12 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2040
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 | 244.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 287.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.35° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.60° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.