The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2139
Waxing Crescent
6.0% 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
9:39 AM
7:41 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 28.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 07m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.64° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.00° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.