The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2123
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
6:58 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 19.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.51° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.40° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.