The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2064
Waxing Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
5:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1756
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 30.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.76° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.57° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.