The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2104
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
11:50 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 73.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -0.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.69° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.31° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.