The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2166
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 156.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.33° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.86° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.