The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2175
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
6:09 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 15.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.94° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.29° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.