The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
6:52 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 8.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.78° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.55° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.