The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2200
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
12:19 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3438
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 0.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.06° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.42° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.