The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2178
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
11:34 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3166
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 | 73.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.34° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.96° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.