The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2167
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
8:52 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3030
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.63° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.43° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.