The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2036
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
10:00 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1410
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -13.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.66° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.02° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.