The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2169
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
10:13 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 59.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -15.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.67° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.70° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.