The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 1938
Waning Crescent
1.1% 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
6:41 AM
4:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 197
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 185.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.58° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.64° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.