The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2131
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
6:03 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 11.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.46° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.88° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.