The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2182
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
1:49 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3215
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 | 298.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -8.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.28° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.25° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.