The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2127
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
8:07 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 189.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 340.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.04° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.21° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.