The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 1986
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
10:37 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 791
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 315.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.61° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.66° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.