The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2195
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 PM
9:57 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3376
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.08° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.82° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| 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.