The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2183
Waxing Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
11:27 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3228
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -7.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.36° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.86° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.