The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2191
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
4:06 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3326
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.11° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.57° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.