The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2196
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
6:21 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 12.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 158.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.54° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.12° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.