The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2056
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
9:06 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 | 198.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 332.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.80° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.42° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.