The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2147
Last Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
1:07 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2782
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 263.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 3.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.46° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.86° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.