The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2104
Waxing Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 AM
8:31 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 36.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.48° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.83° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.