The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2175
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3129
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / 1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.73° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.23° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.