The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2180
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
9:55 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 52.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.76° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.77° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.