The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2041
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
2:25 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1471
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 | 315.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 221.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.97° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.62° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.