The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2038
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
2:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 313.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.90° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.05° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.