The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
5:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 157.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 17.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.38° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.67° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.