The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2191
Waxing Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3327
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.1° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.54° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.15° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.