The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2096
Waxing Crescent
29.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
10:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2152
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 | 65.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.84° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.38° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.00° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.