The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2196
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
1:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 309.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 227.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.98° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.94° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.