The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 1961
Waning Gibbous
97.1% 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
7:00 PM
8:55 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 482
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 | 199.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 330.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.07° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.56° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.