The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
3:20 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 | 130.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 11.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.59° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.52° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.