The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 2198
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
8:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3413
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.29° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.14° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| 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.