The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
5:31 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1385
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 | 156.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.5° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.30° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.34° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.