The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 1926
Waning Gibbous
80.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
11:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.9%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 49
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 300.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.95° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.96° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.