The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2108
Waning Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
10:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 233.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.22° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.95° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.