The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
11:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 67.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.55° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.17° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.