The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 1994
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
8:42 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 890
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 331.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.08° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.