The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 1991
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
9:41 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 853
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 | 211.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.35° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.61° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.