The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2143
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
8:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 199.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.85° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.58° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.