The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2033
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
4:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1372
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.62° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.48° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.