The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2126
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
7:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2523
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 150.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.94° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.99° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.