The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 1942
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
9:21 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 247
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 324.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.47° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.29° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.2° |
| 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.