The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2180
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3190
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 191.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.77° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.28° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.