The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2165
Waning Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
11:42 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 250.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 7.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.16° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.32° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.