The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 1933
Waxing Crescent
38.1% 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
11:47 AM
11:56 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 136
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 | 76.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.53° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.21° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.