The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 1942
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
5:48 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 247
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 | 147.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 13.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.55° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.24° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.