The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2166
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
4:09 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 339.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 196.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.11° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.57° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.