The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2066
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:10 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1781
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / 5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.77° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.