The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2052
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
6:53 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 16.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.28° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.35° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.