The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2120
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
8:58 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2449
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.02° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.64° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.