The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
2:56 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2931
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 122.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 53.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.18° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.00° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.