The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2030
Waning Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 AM
1:05 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1335
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 | 291.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.03° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.35° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.16° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.