The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
5:14 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3240
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 22.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.90° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.95° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.