The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2133
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
10:24 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2609
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 25.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.35° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.47° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.