The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2057
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
2:36 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1669
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 | 313.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 224.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.97° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.84° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.