The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 2169
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
9:13 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3055
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -19.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.72° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.88° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.