The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
6:47 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2436
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 | 165.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.83° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.76° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.