The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2189
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3302
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.02° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.68° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.