The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
5:19 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2065
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 22.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.86° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.