The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
2:06 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 114.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 8.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.59° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.71° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| 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.