The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2100
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
10:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 225.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.39° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.26° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.