The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2193
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
4:04 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3351
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 184.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -27.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.58° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.09° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.