The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2104
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
10:43 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 61.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -5.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.06° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.48° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.