The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2177
Waxing Crescent
6.0% 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
9:33 AM
7:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 28.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.56° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.56° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.