The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
1:59 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2523
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.04° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.62° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.