The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2118
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
8:19 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2424
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 | 38.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.34° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.33° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.