The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2186
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
8:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 42.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.92° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.80° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.