The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 2121
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
11:25 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 70.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.58° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.23° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.