The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 1995
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:17 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 902
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 | 326.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 210.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.72° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.68° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.