The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2169
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
2:47 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3054
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 225.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.06° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.62° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.