The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 2039
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
9:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 55.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.48° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.59° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.