The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
5:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 148.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 26.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.39° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.73° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.