The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
4:08 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 134.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 40.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.99° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.68° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.