The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2106
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:11 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 192.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.14° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.75° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.