The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 19, 2156
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2894
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / 1.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.09° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.04° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.