The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 PM
7:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1558
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 359.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.33° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.54° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.