The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2128
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
3:35 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2547
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.56° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.95° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.