The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2155
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 PM
11:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2881
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 | 243.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 291.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.11° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.10° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.