The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2001
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
10:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 977
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -14.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.38° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.85° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.