The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2144
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
1:28 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2745
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 | 293.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 244.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.17° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.65° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.