The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
5:30 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 915
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 | 155.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 20.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.25° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.93° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| 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.