The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2140
Waxing Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
11:21 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2696
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 | 70.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -5.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.52° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.41° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.