The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2113
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2362
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -8.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.29° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 7.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.58° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.