The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2173
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
9:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 196.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.58° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.32° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.