The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
2:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1236
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.54° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.00° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.