The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2137
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
8:22 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 39.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.85° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.53° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.