The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
5:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 150.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.68° / -1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.93° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.