The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2137
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
7:02 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -25.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.89° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.72° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.