The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2147
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
3:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2782
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 | 320.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.69° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.56° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.