The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2102
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
11:39 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2226
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 | 73.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.10° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.04° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.