The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2040
Waning Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
11:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.56° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.45° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.