The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2098
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
3:18 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2176
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 197.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.50° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.05° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.