The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
6:33 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 162.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.78° / 2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.21° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.