The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 20, 2192
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
9:42 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3339
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 329.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.43° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.11° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.