The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2107
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
6:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 | 14.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.64° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.80° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.