The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2115
Waxing Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2387
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 | 82.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -5.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.00° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.03° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.