The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2136
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
2:31 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2646
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 | 323.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.69° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.47° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.