The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 2159
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
9:47 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 53.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.88° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.96° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.