The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2153
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
9:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 54.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.97° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.10° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.