The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 78.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / 0.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.53° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.00° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.