The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2058
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
9:48 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 | 54.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.95° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.79° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.