The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 2158
Waxing Crescent
3.3% 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
9:13 AM
6:59 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 33m / -21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.59° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.37° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.