The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 1900
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
3:27 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -273
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 202.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.57° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.01° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.