The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2174
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
2:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3116
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 | 318.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.80° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.90° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.