The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 25, 2022
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
7:52 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.15° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.05° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.