The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2158
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
4:09 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2918
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 | 348.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.89° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.06° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.