The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2006
Waxing Crescent
11.4% 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
10:32 AM
8:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1039
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.03° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.11° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.