The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2009
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
8:13 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 35.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 135.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.13° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.70° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.