The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 2161
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
9:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2956
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 | 46.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.70° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.57° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.