The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 1935
Waning Crescent
10.1% 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
4:53 AM
2:32 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 160
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 | 323.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -22.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.24° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.83° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.