The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2162
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
8:55 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 202.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.48° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.37° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.