The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2171
Waning Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
2:21 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3079
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.78° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.34° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.