The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2107
Waxing Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
11:19 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2288
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.50° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.89° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.