The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
5:08 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 149.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 27.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.96° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.59° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.