The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 21, 1923
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
6:01 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 12
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 12.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.96° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.25° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.