The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2185
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
6:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 19.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.89° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.04° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.