The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 1925
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
12:06 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 37
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.8° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / -3.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.57° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.