The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2178
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
10:37 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3166
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 | 62.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.41° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.14° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.