The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2137
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
12:06 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.59° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.10° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.84° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.