The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:46 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1991
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 9.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 26.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.32° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.65° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.