The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 1950
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
6:33 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 346
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 | 161.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 13.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.46° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.14° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.91° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.