The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
4:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2226
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 | 136.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 39.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.90° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.28° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.