The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2146
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
9:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2770
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 | 208.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.12° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.12° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| 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.