The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2168
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
8:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3042
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 340.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.51° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.22° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.