The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2080
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
12:12 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1954
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.89° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.