The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2047
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
8:29 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1546
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.68° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.26° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.