The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2166
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
3:33 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 328.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -14.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.03° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.38° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.