The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 PM
6:23 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3203
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 8.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.93° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.38° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.