The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2144
Waning Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
11:09 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2745
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 | 242.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 8.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.33° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.02° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.