The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2085
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2016
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 | 76.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / 0.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.99° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.13° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.