The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
6:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 | 167.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 5.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.34° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.13° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.