The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2188
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
10:00 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 56.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.50° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.06° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.