The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2193
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
2:39 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 | 327.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.69° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.43° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.72° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.