The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2038
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
1:08 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / 4.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.89° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.53° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.