The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2123
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
3:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2485
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 47m / -20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.26° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.84° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.