The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2040
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
9:49 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1459
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 | 204.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 327.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 25.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.76° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.18° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.