The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2107
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
12:15 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2288
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 2.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.16° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.56° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.