The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2071
Waning Crescent
3.3% 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
5:49 AM
4:12 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1842
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 195.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.55° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.72° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.