The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2068
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
1:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1805
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 | 303.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -14.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.43° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.77° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.