The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2164
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
11:43 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 | 74.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -5.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.91° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.66° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.