The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2044
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
8:14 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1509
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.69° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.67° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.