The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 2093
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
8:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2115
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.68° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.14° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.