The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2144
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
4:42 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2745
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.82° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.38° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.