The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2163
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
2:53 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2980
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 | 319.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 218.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.79° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.81° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.