The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 1989
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 828
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 267.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.59° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.63° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.