The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2138
Waning Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
10:18 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2671
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 | 217.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.24° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.55° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.