The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 22, 2180
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 77.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.56° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.42° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.