The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 1971
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
10:30 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 606
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 | 59.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.91° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.78° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.