The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 23, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
6:25 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 162.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 11.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.11° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.60° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.