The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2068
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
3:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1805
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.35° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.32° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.