The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2142
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
7:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 27.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 44m / -16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.95° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.58° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.