The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 1911
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
4:10 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -137
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 184.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.41° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.31° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.