The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2194
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3364
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.78° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.42° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.