The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2112
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
6:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2350
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.10° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.52° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.