The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
1:07 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2894
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 8.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.17° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.89° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.