The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 1922
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
3:17 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -1
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 215.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -12.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.00° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.04° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.