The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:56 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3302
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 17.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.49° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.81° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.