The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 1943
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 259
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.43° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.84° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.