The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2055
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
10:48 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 | 65.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.22° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.21° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.