The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2162
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
8:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 191.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.08° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.24° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.