The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2098
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
2:41 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2176
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 210.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.38° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.87° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| 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.