The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2127
Waning Gibbous
96.6% 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
7:10 PM
8:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2535
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.08° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.34° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.