The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2118
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
7:01 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2424
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.75° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.52° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.