The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 1987
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
3:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 803
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 345.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.80° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.