The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 22, 2196
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:29 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 36.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.12° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.74° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.