The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2115
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
3:56 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2386
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 191.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.98° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.34° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.