The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2102
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
10:27 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2226
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -11.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.79° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.27° / -2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.21° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.