The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2058
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
12:14 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1682
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -1.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.29° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.