The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2129
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
8:43 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2560
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.82° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.06° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.