The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 22, 2172
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
12:27 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3092
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 1.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.10° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.80° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.