The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2106
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:26 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.97° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.57° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.