The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2126
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
11:09 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 68.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.05° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.26° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.