The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2139
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
6:31 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 15.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 155.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.38° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.19° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.