The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2073
Waning Gibbous
64.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
12:03 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1867
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 9.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.85° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.22° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.