The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2038
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
3:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 327.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.70° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.23° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.