The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2182
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:06 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3215
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 | 322.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 214.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.33° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.62° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.