The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2142
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
11:29 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2721
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 | 70.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.57° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.86° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.