The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2150
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
9:27 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2820
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 | 50.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.58° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.52° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.