The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
4:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 145.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.24° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.80° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.