The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2078
Waning Gibbous
95.6% 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
7:00 PM
9:48 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1929
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 | 203.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.09° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.63° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.