The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2135
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
9:53 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2634
Events on this date
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December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 327.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 25.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.42° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.03° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.