The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 2056
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
8:15 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 | 187.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 344.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.66° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.29° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.