The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 1946
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
2:50 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 296
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.72° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.78° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.