The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2121
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
10:14 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2461
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.67° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.40° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.