The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Tarawa, Kiribati during December 2022.
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Date and time of moon phases
The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Moon phases
Dates
Time
full moon
2022-12-08
16:08
3rd quarter
2022-12-16
20:56
new moon
2022-12-23
22:17
1st quarter
2022-12-30
13:20
Apogee and perigee of the Moon
The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during December 2022.
Position
Dates
Time
Distance
Notes
Apogee
2022-12-12
12:31
405,868 km
Perigee
2022-12-24
20:34
358,269 km
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.
The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of December 2022.
Kiribati is partly in the northern hemisphere. The information of the moon presented here applies to the southern hemisphere. Moon phases are different for each hemisphere.