The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2128
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
6:23 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2548
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 49m / -19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.68° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.47° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.