The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
1:14 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 104.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.90° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.68° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.