The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2131
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
9:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 45.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.88° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.33° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.