The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
5:15 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1014
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 | 148.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 27.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.23° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.38° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.