The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2179
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
8:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 197.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 333.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.12° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.49° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.