The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2132
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
9:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2597
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 | 195.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 336.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.48° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.31° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.