The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2134
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
9:04 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.38° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.90° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.