The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2119
Waning Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
10:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2436
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 | 220.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 311.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.26° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.91° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.