The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
4:08 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 37.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.50° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.68° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.