The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 2107
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
10:23 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 | 59.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.65° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.06° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.