The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2040
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
9:02 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1459
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 | 193.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 26.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.74° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.05° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.