The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 1930
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
7:33 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 99
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 | 30.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.65° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.30° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.