The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2140
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
10:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2696
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.66° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.58° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.