The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2176
Waning Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
11:08 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 241.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.15° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.29° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.