The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2187
Waning Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
11:12 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 230.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 302.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.41° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.43° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.