The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2142
Waxing Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:33 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2721
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 109.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -6.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.71° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.03° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.