The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2095
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
3:01 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2139
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.32° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.50° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.46° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.