The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2136
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
1:56 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2646
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.95° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.29° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.