The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2049
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
3:26 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1570
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 | 332.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.96° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.50° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.