The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 12
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 | 173.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.06° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.