The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 1987
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
8:41 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 804
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.19° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.90° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.