The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2021
Waning Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
11:12 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1224
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 | 229.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.99° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.82° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.