The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2150
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:13 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2819
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 | 323.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.22° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.99° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.