The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 1934
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 PM
6:54 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 148
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 | 166.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 7.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 26.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.80° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.17° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.