The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
86.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
4:16 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3401
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 | 137.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 38.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.69° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.39° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.