The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2108
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
8:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 195.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 334.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.73° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.55° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| 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.