The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2116
Waning Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
10:32 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 315.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.91° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.37° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.