The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2128
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
4:23 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2547
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 | 342.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 192.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.35° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.14° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.