The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2191
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
10:00 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3327
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 | 56.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.01° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.49° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.