The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 1952
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
9:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 371
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.52° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.76° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.