The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 1974
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
11:05 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 643
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -5.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.35° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.17° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.