The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2117
Waning Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
12:21 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 258.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.53° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.82° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.