The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2169
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
7:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.38° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.25° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.