The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 1914
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
9:16 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -99
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 124.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.51° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.36° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.