The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2020
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
10:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1212
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.32° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.20° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.