The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
2:59 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 124.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 12.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.99° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.72° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| 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.