The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2108
Waning Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
11:20 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 246.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 285.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 7.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.00° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.55° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.09° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.