The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2169
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
6:15 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 14.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 157.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.91° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.44° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.