The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2088
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
6:55 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2053
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.88° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.43° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.