The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2133
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
2:33 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2609
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 | 316.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.61° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.72° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.