The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2161
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
3:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2955
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.56° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.29° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.