The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2084
Waning Crescent
17.8% 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
3:45 AM
1:47 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2003
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.17° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.14° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.