The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2097
Waning Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
11:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2164
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 300.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.78° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.69° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.