The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2188
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
11:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 68.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.15° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 7.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.88° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.