The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2197
Waxing Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
11:23 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3401
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -5.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.38° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.32° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.