The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 168.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 19.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.78° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.02° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.