The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2142
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
8:39 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 38.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 130.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -13.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.95° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.39° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.