The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
5:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2263
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.96° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.40° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.