The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2133
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
3:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2609
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 207.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.33° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.90° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.