The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2087
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
1:45 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2040
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.95° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.40° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.