The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2179
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
1:24 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 298.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.3° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 50m / -14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.59° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.69° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.