The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2143
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
12:24 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2733
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.19° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.65° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.