The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2128
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
1:11 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2547
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 | 278.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / 1.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.02° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.24° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.