The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
2:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 120.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.98° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.28° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.