The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 1982
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
12:00 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 742
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / 7.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.16° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.