The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2095
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
2:32 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2139
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 | 314.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 223.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.32° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.28° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.