The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2036
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
10:57 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1410
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 | 66.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -10.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.44° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.85° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.