The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2199
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:51 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3426
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 | 39.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 129.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.33° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.15° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.