The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2128
Waxing Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
7:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2548
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 | 24.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 144.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.86° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.28° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.