The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 1927
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
4:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 61
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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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 | 343.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.17° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.53° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.