The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
5:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1855
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 14.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.64° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.75° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| 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.