The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% 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
2:29 PM
3:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 134.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 42.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.40° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / 0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.20° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.