The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 19, 2171
Waning Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 | 263.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 273.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 7.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.67° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.66° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.