The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2082
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
9:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1979
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 | 52.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.80° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.06° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.