The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2062
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
12:37 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1731
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 | 278.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -6.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.13° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.26° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.