The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2155
Waning Crescent
25.2% 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
2:38 AM
1:31 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2881
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 | 299.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.41° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.53° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.92° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.