The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 1984
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
2:57 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 766
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.73° / 0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / 0.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.41° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.