The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
10:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -13.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.69° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.69° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.