The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
3:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 130.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.92° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.32° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.