The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2115
Waxing Crescent
11.4% 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
10:45 AM
8:14 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2387
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 134.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.20° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.72° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.