The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2033
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
7:27 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1373
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 145.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.26° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.96° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.