The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2114
Waning Gibbous
83.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
11:14 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.3%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2374
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 | 228.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 306.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.48° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.80° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.