The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2132
Full Moon
100.0% 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
5:17 PM
7:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 356,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2597
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:09 AM, is deepest at 9:55 AM and ends at 10:40 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.22° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.19° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.