The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2164
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
7:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 | 20.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.53° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.38° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.