The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2109
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
3:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2312
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -14.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.06° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.14° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.