The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2099
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
8:58 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 46.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.61° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.95° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.