The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2125
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
4:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2510
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.21° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.57° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.