The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2063
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:04 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1744
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 | 44.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.71° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.87° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.