The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2000
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
3:55 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 964
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 | 337.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 197.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.81° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.79° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.