The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2151
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.13° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.12° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| 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.