The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2047
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
11:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 74.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.96° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.72° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.