The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2141
Last Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
12:20 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2708
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 08m / -6.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.43° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.72° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.