The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2077
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
9:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 | 52.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.25° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.98° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| 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.