The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:11 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 36.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.03° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.13° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.88° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.