The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
90.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
4:29 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.4%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 144.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 33.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 14.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.70° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.18° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.