The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 1999
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
8:35 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 952
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 | 193.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 336.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.31° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.03° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.