The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2177
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
5:43 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3154
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 165.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.77° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.94° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.