The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 15, 2195
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
6:12 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3376
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 15.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.72° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.69° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.