The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2039
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
11:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1447
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -13.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.49° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / 7.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.42° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.