The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2055
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
9:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 | 53.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.79° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.38° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.