The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
5:27 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 | 154.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 21.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.88° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.10° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.