The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2183
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
10:20 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3228
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 | 58.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.45° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.03° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.