The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
2:51 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -161
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.81° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.33° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.