The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 22, 2173
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
10:33 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3104
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 313.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.74° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.59° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.