The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2134
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -6.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.48° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.38° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.