The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 PM
4:51 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1855
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 | 147.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 28.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.44° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.88° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.