The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
5:08 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 152.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 24.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.17° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.54° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.