The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
6:36 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 9.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.85° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.79° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.