The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 1947
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
11:49 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 78.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -10.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.47° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.33° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.