The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2189
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
8:48 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3302
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 | 189.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.3° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.11° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.58° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| 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.