The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2152
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:06 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2844
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 | 330.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 205.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.38° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.73° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.