The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 PM
5:19 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 445
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 | 152.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 23.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.46° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.35° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.