The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2098
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
5:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 12.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.69° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.38° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.