The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2079
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
2:33 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1941
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.01° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.06° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.