The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 22, 2199
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
11:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3426
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 | 66.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.58° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.79° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.