The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2134
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
10:07 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2622
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 | 59.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.60° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.72° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.