The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2150
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
8:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2820
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 | 39.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.68° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.70° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.