The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2082
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
8:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1979
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.56° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.24° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.