The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
60.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
12:56 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1385
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / 2.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.01° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.