The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
6:27 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 160.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 13.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.60° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.88° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.