The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2120
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
1:22 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2448
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 | 298.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 238.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.11° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.87° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.