The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
5:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2436
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 21.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.68° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.89° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.