The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2127
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
10:50 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2535
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 234.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 295.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.92° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.