The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 2089
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
9:16 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2065
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 321.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.67° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.88° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.