The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2134
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
12:07 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.30° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.22° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.