The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 19, 2168
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
11:56 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3042
Events on this date
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Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.62° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.75° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.