The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2147
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
8:17 AM
6:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 | 10.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.09° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.68° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.