The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
1:46 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2090
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 3.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.81° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.65° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.