The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 15, 2198
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
9:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 203.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 327.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.19° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.28° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.