The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2002
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
8:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 989
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 341.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.36° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.64° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.