The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2052
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
4:28 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1607
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.56° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.09° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.