The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 2104
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
3:43 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2250
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.83° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.22° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.