The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2171
Waning Gibbous
90.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
10:35 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3079
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.43° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.08° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.