The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2165
Waning Gibbous
75.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
11:10 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 239.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.22° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.17° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.