The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2125
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
3:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2510
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.78° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.38° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.