The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2104
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2250
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 | 328.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.85° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.04° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.