The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 1964
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
9:31 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 519
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 328.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.52° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.15° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.