The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2099
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
12:06 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2189
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / 0.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.28° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.27° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.