The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2154
Waning Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
10:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2869
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 | 221.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.23° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.95° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.