The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2076
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
3:18 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1904
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 329.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.73° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.82° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.