The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 19, 2180
Waxing Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3191
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -13.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.63° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.96° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| 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.