The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
5:30 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2090
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 | 155.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.40° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.09° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.