The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2180
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
3:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3190
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 | 329.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 207.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.69° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.09° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.