The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 1955
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
10:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 408
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 | 58.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.90° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.98° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.