The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 1954
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
3:50 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 395
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 | 342.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.60° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.85° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.