The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2114
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
2:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2374
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.17° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.09° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.