The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2104
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
7:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2251
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 145.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.53° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.02° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.