The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 20, 2179
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 259.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / -0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.13° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.20° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.