The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 2122
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
12:07 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / -4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.48° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 7.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.92° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.