The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2123
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
10:53 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2486
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 | 63.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.86° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.68° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.