The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2160
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
2:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2943
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.79° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.04° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.