The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2036
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
7:13 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1410
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 | 23.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.83° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.56° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.