The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 20, 2200
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3438
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 | 171.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 2.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.80° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.58° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.