The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2158
Waxing Crescent
7.6% 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
9:46 AM
8:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 23m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.69° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.18° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| 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.