The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2105
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
12:04 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2263
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 1.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.80° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.11° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.