The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
1:32 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 107.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.93° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.67° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.65° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| 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.