The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2087
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
2:19 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2040
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 | 312.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -15.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.77° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.57° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.