The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 2078
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
8:49 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 190.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 342.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.33° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.50° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.