The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2155
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
3:19 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2881
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 | 338.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 196.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.84° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.47° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.