The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 168.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 5.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.72° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.40° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.