The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2031
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
11:42 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1348
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 | 73.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.92° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.95° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.