The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 1979
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
6:53 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 705
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 | 17.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.75° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.80° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.