The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2148
Waxing Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
8:37 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.58° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.25° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.