The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2088
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2053
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / 0.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.06° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.37° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.