The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 1972
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
9:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 618
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 318.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.66° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.82° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.