The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 15, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
7:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 171.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 51m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.62° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.98° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.