The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2033
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
6:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1373
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 | 11.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.16° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.