The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2037

Waxing Gibbous

91.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
66°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
91.5%
Age
12.7 days
Distance
395,600 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1422

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 Sun146.18°
Phase angle33.97°
Illuminated fraction91.46%
Altitude / azimuth-30.0° / 31.0°
Right ascension / declination3h 32m / 14.66°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude54.32° / -4.32°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.61° / 6.42°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude29.89° / 0.64°
Position angle of the axis347.1°
Position angle of the bright limb248.6°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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