The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
4:49 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1991
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 | 142.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 32.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 22.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.58° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.92° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.