The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2079
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
3:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1941
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 | 332.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 203.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.03° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.24° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.