The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2041
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
2:56 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1471
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 208.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.70° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.80° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.