The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2171
Waning Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
9:52 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 | 204.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.14° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.94° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.