The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2110
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
4:18 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2325
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 | 141.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 36.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.70° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.58° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.