The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
12:59 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2857
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 | 101.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 3.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.19° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.43° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.