The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 1954
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
3:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 395
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 | 331.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.69° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.66° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.