The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2120
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
4:04 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 186.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -26.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.84° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.61° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.