The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
67.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
1:49 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.3%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 110.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.75° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.14° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.