The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
7:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 816
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 359.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.65° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.36° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.