The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
4:06 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 137.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 39.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.82° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.72° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.