The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2199
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
3:25 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3425
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.82° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.90° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.