The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2068
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:22 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1805
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 | 314.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.50° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.95° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.