The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2193
Last Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
12:35 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3351
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.90° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.85° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.