The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2108
Waning Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
9:18 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2300
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 321.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.06° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.68° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.