The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2122
Waning Crescent
23.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
1:29 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 302.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 03m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.44° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.42° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.