The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2103
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
1:01 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 293.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.67° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.60° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.