The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 14, 2117
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
11:56 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 246.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 289.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.84° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.67° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.